BHEL bags order to set up solar plant in Karnataka

PTIJan 6, 2010, 03.31pm IST

BANGALORE: Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has bagged a Rs 42 crore contract from the Karnatka Power Corporation Limited for setting up of an eco-friendly grid-interactive solar plant of three mw capacity, on a turnkey basis in the state.

The contract is for setting up of a solar photovoltaic power plant at Yapalaniddi Vilalge in Raichur District of North Karnataka, a release said.

BHEL's would be responsible for engineering, manufacture, supply, erection and commissioning of the plant, apart from operation and maintenance of the plant for three years thereafter. The plant is scheduled to be completed in eight months time.

BHEL had recently commissioned two grid-interactive solar power plants of 100 kw each in Lakshadweep. With this, the public sector major has commissioned a total of 11 solar plants in Lakshadweep islands, adding over one mw of solar power to the power generating capacity of the coral islands.